DocMiami International Film Festival unveiled the official poster for the Florida Documentary Film Festival, a new series designed to bring the film festival experience to various cities throughout the Sunshine State. The Florida Documentary Film Festival takes place September 12 to 13th, 2014, at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton, Florida. Designed by artist David Caines of the U.K., the poster was revealed by DocMiami Director, Monica Rosales and Sugar Sand Park Special Event Coordinator Stacee Lanz.
The new edition of the festival is dedicated to showcasing the best that documentary filmmakers have to offer worldwide. Last month, the festival opened its call for entries for the 2014 Florida Documentary Film Festival in categories such as: Feature Documentary, Medium Length Documentary, and Documentary Short.
The DocMiami Film Festival kicked off a special edition of its film festival “DocNights at Willow” on February 13, 2014 at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park. The evening began with live musical performances by American-Idol and XFactor contestant, Tiffany Miranda and BMI Recording artist and star of the documentary “CONCERT” Richard Warren Rappaport. The film, 1 GIANT LEAP: WHAT ABOUT ME? By UK producers Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman was introduced by Artist/Author and United Nations World Peace Representative, Jacqueline Ripstein. Upcoming screenings of the special edition include, “IDA HAENDEL: THIS IS MY HERITAGE” on March 20th, produced by Chrsitine Jezior of Germany followed by two U.S. films: “THE LION OF JUDAH” on April 17th, produced by Matt Mindell and “IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WILLIE SUTTON” on May 29th, produced by Rich Gold.